Category Archives: Product liability

36 Million Pounds of Ground Turkey Recalled

In a press release, the US Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) of the Us Department of Agriculture and Cargill Meat Solutions of Springdale, AK, announced the recall of around 36 million pounds of ground turkey due to Salmonella contamination. … Continue reading

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Safety Latches, Outlet Covers Recalled

In a press release, the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) in cooperation with Prime-Line, of California, recalled thousands of child safety latches and outlet covers. The recall has been initiated due to the possibility for the screws on the … Continue reading

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Beef Recalled Due to Presence of Drug Residue

In a press release, the US Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) and Miami-based Northwestern Meat Inc announced the recall of about 6,240 pounds of frozen boneless beef that had been imported from Honduras. The recall is … Continue reading

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Health Advocacy Group Says Steroid Drugs Need Stronger Warnings

News reports indicated that the Public Citizen organization and a University of Michigan eye doctor said that steroids like prednisone, which is taken by 25.5 millions Americans to treat arthritis, cancer, transplants and other conditions, need stronger warning labels in … Continue reading

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FSIS Announces Chopped Beef Recall

In a press release, Bobby Salazar’s Mexican Foods, of Fowler, CA, and the US Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced the recall of around 2,560lbs of chopped beef products. The recall is being initiated because the … Continue reading

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Allergy Alert Issued on Enchilada Sauce

In a press release, the Arizona Canning Company announced the recall of the 29-ounce cans of their Sun Vista Red Enchilada Sauce  (Mild, Medium and Hot) due to the possible presence of an undeclared soy protein. All lots of this … Continue reading

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Smoked Duck Breasts Recalled Due to Possible Salmonella

In a press release, Palmex Inc, of New York, announced the recall of around 197 pounds of imported, ready-to-eat, smoked duck breast that are potentially contaminated with salmonella. The US Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) stated … Continue reading

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Dodge Recalls Pickups Due to Bad Tie Rod Assembly

In a press release, Dodge Motors announced the recall of almost a quarter of a million Ram pickup trucks because of a defective tie rod assembly in the front steering system. The giant automaker is voluntarily, and without being prompted … Continue reading

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Drug Sale Ceased Due to Presence of Arsenic

News agencies have reported the ceased sale of a drug used to treat a parasitic disease and promote growth in chickens after a new study found that use of the drug could lead to detectable concentrations of inorganic arsenic in … Continue reading

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Medtronic Issues Warning for Painkiller Pump

In a press release, the med-tech giant Medtronic issued an urgent update about it’s SynchroMed II implantable drug infusion pumps, warning that batteries in some of the devices may be defective and result in the immediate failure of the pumps, … Continue reading

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